Editorial by Dr. Jane CK CHAN, Specialist in Respiratory Medicine, MD (U of Chicago), FRCPE, FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), PDipID (HK), Dip American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)

This September issue of the Hong Kong Medical Diary on Intensive Care represents the very first time the Medical Diary has incorporated Intensive Care into the list of medical topics to be shared with Diary readers. The breadth of mind of the Diary Editors for entertaining non-traditional medical subjects such as Intensive Care and the boldness in committing one whole issue to this subject are much to be congratulated on for making this issue possible. Much gratitude goes to the current and former Editors-in-Chief, Drs Chun-on Mok and Walter King, for their kind encouragement and support. Much gratitude also goes to the esteemed authors of this issue, who, based on their vast experience in managing the critically ill in the intensive care unit (ICU), have together produced this very handsome issue on Intensive Care.

Download the Sep 2009 issue of Medical Diary from the website of the Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong here.